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July 11, 2025 - In today's news, the weather. Starting today, there is a heat advisory in effect for inland Mendocino County, and also in Lake County, from 11 a. m. this morning until midnight on Saturday. Cal Fire has also issued an excessive heat warning, a high fire danger Thursday through Sunday, hot temperatures, low humidity, very dry fuels.
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July 9, 2025 - The Anderson Valley Food Bank in Boonville has issued an urgent public appeal for community support, citing a perfect storm of rising food costs, increased demand for services, and a drop in both public and private donations.
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Local NewsJuly 1, 2025 - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued guidance to help California's immigrant communities avoid immigration scams by those seeking to take advantage of fear and uncertainty resulting from President Trump’s cruel mass detention and deportation campaign. The alert released today provides tools for people looking to hire free or low-cost legal help and for those looking to locate loved ones who are detained.
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Local NewsJune 30, 2025 - Summer is here, and wildfire danger is high in Mendocino County. CAL FIRE says conditions are unusually dry right now. Even though some controlled burns have taken place (like near Lake Mendocino) to clear out brush, officials say it's crucial for everyone to be ready. Starting today, the outdoor burning ban is now in full effect across the county. No outdoor fires!
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Local NewsJune 27, 2025 — As food banks across the country grapple with steep federal funding cuts, a Mendocino County nonprofit is responding with expansion. The Mendo Food Network will open a new food distribution warehouse in Willits on Saturday, a move leaders say will vastly improve local food security at a time of growing need.
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Local NewsJune 26, 2025 — It's a bustling morning at Camp Flockworks in Fort Bragg as parents say their goodbyes, and children reconnect with friends. The newly launched 9-to-5 summer camp is already making its mark as a vital resource for working families in the small coastal city.
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Local NewsJune 26, 2025 - In the ongoing debate over federal funding for public broadcasting, a less-discussed but potentially profound impact looms large for local radio stations: the future of their music. A proposed clawback of already allotted funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) not only threatens direct grants but could dismantle the very mechanism that allows public radio stations across the country to play music at all.
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Local NewsJune 24, 2025 — The Fort Bragg City Council on Monday unanimously approved the allocation of $58,000 in emergency funding to the Fort Bragg Food Bank, addressing growing concerns over the impact of federal cuts to food programs in the community. The funds, drawn from the 2024-25 budget surplus, were made possible by unfilled city positions.
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Jane Ragsdale ran the Heart O' the Hills camp for girls in Kerr County. The camp was between sessions when the deluge hit. The only person killed there was Ragsdale.
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Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's evidence what they're doing is illegal.
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David Gergen worked in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton as a speechwriter, communications director and counselor to the president, among other roles.
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Indian investigators determined the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was properly configured and lifted off normally. But three seconds after takeoff, the engines' fuel switches were cut off.
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Anisimova was a teenage tennis prodigy. But by 2023, tournaments had become "unbearable" for her mental health, and she stepped away. Now, she is a win away from her first Grand Slam title.
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A federal appeals court has canceled plea deals with three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, deepening the legal morass surrounding the long-stalled case.
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